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Lexicon :: Strong's G770 - astheneō

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ἀσθενέω
Transliteration
astheneō (Key)
Pronunciation
as-then-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
33x in 15 unique form(s) TR
36x in 16 unique form(s) LXX
57x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:490,83

Strong’s Definitions

ἀσθενέω asthenéō, as-then-eh'-o; from G772; to be feeble (in any sense):—be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's G770 in the following manner: be weak (12x), be sick (10x), sick (7x), weak (3x), impotent man (1x), be diseased (1x), be made weak (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's G770 in the following manner: be weak (12x), be sick (10x), sick (7x), weak (3x), impotent man (1x), be diseased (1x), be made weak (1x).

  1. to be weak, feeble, to be without strength, powerless

  2. to be weak in means, needy, poor

  3. to be feeble, sick

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσθενέω asthenéō, as-then-eh'-o; from G772; to be feeble (in any sense):—be diseased, impotent folk (man), (be) sick, (be, be made) weak.
STRONGS G770:
ἀσθενέω, -ῶ; imperfect ἠσθένουν; perfect ἠσθένηκα (2 Corinthians 11:21 L T Tr WH); 1 aorist ἠσθένησα; (ἀσθενής); [from Euripides down]; to be weak, feeble; universally, to be without strength, powerless: Romans 8:3; rhetorically, of one who purposely abstains from the use of his strength, 2 Corinthians 13:4; and of one who has no occasion to prove his strength, 2 Corinthians 13:9; contextually, to be unable to wield and hold sway over others, 2 Corinthians 11:21; by oxymoron, ὅταν ἀσθενῶ, τότε δυνατός εἰμι when I am weak in human strength, then am I strong in strength divine, 2 Corinthians 12:10; εἴς τινα, to be weak towards one, 2 Corinthians 13:3; with a dative of the respect added: πίστει, to be weak in faith, Romans 4:19; πίστει, to be doubtful about things lawful and unlawful to a Christian, Romans 14:1; simple ἀσθενεῖν with the same idea suggested, Romans 14:2, 21 [T WH omit; Tr marginal reading brackets]; 1 Corinthians 8:9 Rec., 11f; τίς ἀσθενεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἀσθενῶ; who is weak (in his feelings and conviction about things lawful), and I am not filled with a compassionate sense of the same weakness? 2 Corinthians 11:29. contextually, to be weak in means, needy, poor: Acts 20:35 (so [Aristophanes pax 636]; Euripides, in Stobaeus, 145 vol. 2:168, Gaisf. edition), cf. DeWette [more fully Hackett, per contra Meyer] at the passage. Specially of debility in health: with νόσοις added, Luke 4:40; simply, to be feeble, sick: Luke 7:10 [R G Tr marginal reading brackets]; Matthew 25:36, 39 L text T Tr WH; John 4:46; John 11:1-3, 6; Acts 9:37; Philippians 2:26; 2 Timothy 4:20; James 5:14; οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, and ἀσθενοῦντες, the sick, sick folks: Matthew 10:8; Mark 6:56; Luke 9:2 Rec.; John 5:3, 7, 13 Tdf.; John 6:2; Acts 19:12.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
10:8; 25:36; 25:39
Mark
6:56
Luke
4:40; 7:10; 9:2
John
4:46; 5:3; 5:7; 5:13; 6:2; 11:1; 11:2; 11:3; 11:6
Acts
9:37; 19:12; 20:35
Romans
4:19; 8:3; 14:1; 14:2; 14:21
1 Corinthians
8:9
2 Corinthians
11:21; 11:21; 11:29; 12:10; 13:3; 13:4; 13:9
Philippians
2:26
2 Timothy
4:20
James
5:14

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Strong's Number G770 matches the Greek ἀσθενέω (astheneō),
which occurs 36 times in 35 verses in the TR Greek.

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